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Clyburn: SC needs federal aid despite gov balking
U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says he's trying to find a way to get South Carolina federal stimulus money even if the governor is against such help.
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A new face for the Grand Old Party?
Broadcast: Midday, 01/07/2009, 12:00 p.m. Six candidates vying to be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee stressed a return to the party's core principles at a forum this week at the National ...
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Sheriff says remains likely missing SC nurse
A sheriff said Thursday afternoon he is "99.9 percent sure" human remains found in a wooded area in northern South Carolina are a missing nurse.
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Kathleen Parker: Vying for the GOP
When it comes to the six Republicans competing for lead dog of the GOP leadership, all are on point: They love Ronald Reagan, are pro-life, advocate small government, and promise more diversity and fewer taxes.
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Sanford Moves Up State Of State Address
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is moving his state of the state speech up a week and out of the shadow of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.
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Kids' Lungs Benefit from Longer Breast Feeding
Children who are breast fed for at least 4 months may have better lung function than children who are breast fed for shorter periods of time and children who are bottle fed, a new study suggests.
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S.C. House speaker discusses economic issues for the future
While he expects an increase in the cigarette tax during the legislative session that begins next week, said S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell, don't expect lawmakers to raise any other taxes during the current ...
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Money challenges face somber Civil War anniversary
The upcoming 150th anniversary of the Civil War, unlike the commemorations of a half century ago, will be marked with a broader, more reverent recounting of the bloody struggle that wrenched a nation.
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Upstate churchgoers protest judge's decision to ban 'I Believe' license plates
More than 350 people attended a rally at a church in Greer to protest a federal judge's order banning South Carolina from producing a religious license plate that carries the words "I Believe.'' The Rev.
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Ken Blackwell states his case for GOP chairmanship
Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell said too many Republican elected officials govern "like Jimmy Carter" as he presented his case Monday for heading the Republican National Committee in a debate with ...
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South Carolina Governor Presses for Workers' Compensation Data
A federal judge has ordered lawyers seeking to prevent the release of information to South Carolina Gov.
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Unemployment class in Virginia?
Leaders of the South Carolina Employment Security Commission are considering a trip to Virginia to see how that state operates its unemployment benefits system.
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SC Welcome Centers To Close Twice A Week
Tourism is a key to South Carolina's economy, but the state will no longer welcome visitors on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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Charlotte car dealer to plead guilty to false loan papers
CHARLOTTE A federal prosecutor said a Charlotte car dealer has agreed to plead guilty to aiding in the filing of auto loan applications that falsely stated incomes and employment.
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Man charged with killing boy Halloween night to appear in court Tuesday
An ex-convict charged with killing a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who knocked on his door on Halloween night is expected in court on a federal weapons charge.
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Former state trooper caught kicking suspect pleads guilty
A former South Carolina trooper caught on video kicking a suspect in the head after a highway chase pleaded guilty Monday to violating the man's civil rights, according to federal court documents.
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SC agencies file plans for job, program cuts
School bus drivers and mechanics as well as people engaged in farming and research jobs have the most to lose from budget cut proposals legislators are mulling.
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Sanford plans to trim agenda for last 2 years in office
Gov. Mark Sanford will take a slimmed-down agenda into his last two years in office, abandoning some of the plans he brought with him to Columbia.
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Cannons from Confederate raider Alabama preserved
Conservation officials say two cannons from the CSS Alabama have been preserved at the same South Carolina lab conserving another Civil War artifact, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley.
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Bushisms over the years
In this June 14, 2003 file photo, President George W. Bush holds up a striped bass that he caught while fishing off the coast of Kennebunk, Maine.
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